2012 Lineup

[jump]

My prediction -

Main Stage

First Headliner: Foos/RHCP (RHCP new album/Foos not playing R+L this year)

Sub: Biffy Clyro

Second Headliner: Soundgarden (These two could easily be flipped, depends how they're feeling)

Sub: Fall Out Boy

Third Headliner: Arctic Monkeys (no particular reason, didn't play R+L this year)

Sub: Kasabian

NME Stage

Headliner: Pendulum

Sub: Moby

Headliner: Mumford and Sons

Sub: Paulo Nutini

Headliner: Plan B

Sub: The Temper Trap

Yes it gets ridiculous at the end but to be honest they are just 'wouldn't it be nice if...' bands. You can basically ignore NME if you're after serious rumours. Thoughts?

Oh, and of course Foos AND RHCP could be present although I would imagine they would take different headline slots on different days.

Edited August 31, 2011 by jump

[jump]

Weren't it a safer bet to have them as sub though as if they wrre headliners and something happened with pete and he couldn't play, to have your header on main pull out'd be pretty bad. I reckon with a new record, people would love it, pretty much before it came out lol

[iPaulo xD]

My prediction -

Main Stage

First Headliner: Foos/RHCP (RHCP new album/Foos not playing R+L this year)

Sub: Biffy Clyro

Second Headliner: Soundgarden (These two could easily be flipped, depends how they're feeling)

Sub: Fall Out Boy

Third Headliner: Arctic Monkeys (no particular reason, didn't play R+L this year)

Sub: Kasabian

NME Stage

Headliner: Pendulum

Sub: Moby

Headliner: Mumford and Sons

Sub: Paulo Nutini

Headliner: Plan B

Sub: The Temper Trap

Yes it gets ridiculous at the end but to be honest they are just 'wouldn't it be nice if...' bands. You can basically ignore NME if you're after serious rumours. Thoughts?

Oh, and of course Foos AND RHCP could be present although I would imagine they would take different headline slots on different days.

[Banana Co]

Friday - Green Day

Saturday - Kasabian

Sunday - Foo Fighters

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Weren't it a safer bet to have them as sub though as if they wrre headliners and something happened with pete and he couldn't play, to have your header on main pull out'd be pretty bad. I reckon with a new record, people would love it, pretty much before it came out lol

Edited August 31, 2011 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[GThomas]

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Thats actually a good line up, but won't please the masses so reading + leeds won't have the balls to do it. Good to see a lot of different acts in there not just the same old repeats i.e. Chems, soundgarden, wu tang, hives et. al.

But yeah its gonna be the foos and bloc party, again.

[gazza_20]

It didn't stop them booking Guns N Roses as headliners who are far more unreliable.

[gazza_20]

i reckon after announceing a november tour, death cab for cutie are likely to play 4th on one of the days too. and agree with others, hadn't thought it but i guess jane's addiction could well return after pulling out, would rather nme header again though rather than taking a decent 3rd place

[jump]

True, but don't guns have a record of being late more than they do of not turning up?

[gazza_20]

Both, they did it a few months before their R&L shows and given that before 2010 their last 2 times they played UK festivals resulted in pissing off the crowd by turning up late and led to the worst Sunday night riots in both fests history shows that it may be better to cancel before hand rather than wait to when they are due on stage.

[adustlandfairytale]

Kasabian stated on Zane Lowe that they were looking at doing their own stadium shows next summer, could still see them doing one festival and that being Reading and Leeds.

Foo Fighters pretty much nailed on.

Really depends if they decide to take a risk and put a new band into headlining status, Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party. I hope they do.

[gazza_20]

Kasabian stated on Zane Lowe that they were looking at doing their own stadium shows next summer, could still see them doing one festival and that being Reading and Leeds.

Foo Fighters pretty much nailed on.

Really depends if they decide to take a risk and put a new band into headlining status, Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party. I hope they do.

Edited August 31, 2011 by gazza_20

[Chihiro Cheeks]

Surely bloc party are not headline standard! i would like to see REM:-D

[Englishdragon]

i reckon after announceing a november tour, death cab for cutie are likely to play 4th on one of the days too. and agree with others, hadn't thought it but i guess jane's addiction could well return after pulling out, would rather nme header again though rather than taking a decent 3rd place

[gazza_20]

That was my hope with Slipknot and it never happened so dont get your hopes up with janes Addiction. I would say its more likely they are not asked again.

[VCK]

[Poppington]

I can see Foos and Kasabian headlining but it be nice to get an headliner that's just abit different,ie Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, REM, AC/DC or maybe The Pixies or Soundgarden. Would be nice.

[gazza_20]

Edited August 31, 2011 by gazza_20

[rexclark]

Wombats would headline the NME nevermind play 3rd and I doubt they'd have two of the same subs as 09.

[DaveElNino]

As much as I'd love Soundgarden to headline, they just couldn't do it at the present R&L. The best hope for them to do the festival would be in headlining the R1 stage - as such they'd be much more likely to do Download or Sonisphere. More nad more I'm coming round to the idea of Biffy Clyro headlining. They'd still be seen as a new headliner but would almost certainly be a much safer bet than MCR this year, or Arcade Fire last year.

[RichieParf]

I'd go with kasabian, foos and biffy or bloc, maybe killers in there somewhere - the bit of me that can ignore my knowledge and logic wants to say paul mccartney and daft punk though

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

As much as I'd love Soundgarden to headline, they just couldn't do it at the present R&L. The best hope for them to do the festival would be in headlining the R1 stage - as such they'd be much more likely to do Download or Sonisphere. More nad more I'm coming round to the idea of Biffy Clyro headlining. They'd still be seen as a new headliner but would almost certainly be a much safer bet than MCR this year, or Arcade Fire last year.

[jump]

Sadly, Soundgarden would still get a relatively small crowd if they headlined the nme. Just look at Faith No More in 09, ridiculous!

[swordfish]

LEEDS 2012

FRIDAY

MAIN

Kasabian/Bloc Party (same as PULP/Strokes this year, I thought it worked really well)

Vampire Weekend

MGMT

Two Door Cinema Club

Foals

Jamie T

Viva Brother

Young Knives

NME

Enter Shikari

OFWGKTA

King Blues

Frank Turner

SATURDAY

MAIN

Foo Fighters

Pixies

Lost Prophets

BFMVT

Wolfmother

Gogol Bordello

Dinosaur Jr

Black lips

Wavves

NME

Mumford and Sons

Noah and the Wale

Bombay Bicycle Club

SUNDAY

MAIN

BLUR

Dizzee Rascal

Beady Eye

Manic Street Preachers

Gaslight Anthem

Black Keys

The Vaccines

The Kills

Kurt Vile

NME

Chase and Status

Nero

Gallows

Hadouken